extrovert

[ ek-struh-vurt, -stroh- ]

noun

1. an outgoing, gregarious person who thrives in dynamic environments and seeks to maximize social engagement.
2. Psychology. a person characterized by extroversion; a person concerned primarily with the physical and social environment. Compare introvert ( def 2 ).

adjective

1. having a disposition that is energized through social engagement and languishes or chafes in solitude, resulting in a personality that is gregarious, outgoing, and sociable.
2. Psychology. marked by extroversion.

verb (used with object)

1. Psychology. to direct (the mind, one's interest, etc.) outward or to things outside the self.

extrovert

/ ˈɛkstrəˌvɜːt /

noun

1. a person concerned more with external reality than inner feelings

adjective

1. of or characterized by extroversion

   extrovert tendencies

extrovert

1. A term introduced by the psychologist Carl Jung to describe a person whose motives and actions are directed outward. Extroverts are more prone to action than contemplation, make friends readily, adjust easily to social situations, and generally show warm interest in their surroundings. ( Compare introvert .)

Derived Forms

• ˈextroˌverted, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of extrovert¹

First recorded in 1665–75; extro- + Latin vertere “to turn”

Word History and Origins

Origin of extrovert¹

C20: from extro- (variant of extra- , contrasting with intro- ) + -vert, from Latin vertere to turn

Example Sentences

Haydon is doing much the same thing but in a more extrovert way.

From The Daily Beast

In this new world, being an articulate extrovert certainly helps.

From The Daily Beast

A self-willed marvel, he was not even a natural athlete or much of an extrovert.

From The Daily Beast

I was sort of middle-American “aw, shucks” guy for a big part of my career, so the extrovert is always fun.

From The Daily Beast

The opposite applies to the feeling and thought of the extrovert.

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If I said you were an extrovert, would that agree with your own judgment of yourself?

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I don't like to be accused of being too much of an extrovert, because I think if you pass the limit it is too much.

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What is your impression of him as his being introspective or an introvert or an extrovert?

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The born extrovert adapts by means of feeling, thought being under repression and relatively infantile.

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